The PeepSo Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about PeepSo in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
PeepSo
The Insider’s Guide
WordPress social network plugin with a free core and yearly bundles
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from PeepSo’s own pages.
Made by PeepSo · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from PeepSo’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on PeepSo’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 83 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade
PeepSo is a WordPress plugin that turns your site into a social network with profiles, an activity stream, groups, friends and chat. The free bundle has no time limit; paid Community and Ultimate bundles add white-labeling, email digests, a mobile app and integrations with course and store plugins.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about PeepSo, taken from its own pages and our grades.
It needs a self-hosted WordPress site, and no store rating is on record.
- 1
Best for social networks inside WordPress
The free version shows a Powered by PeepSo badge, and you host it yourself.
- 2
Paid plans start at $12.42 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $149 per year for 1 site.
- 3
There is a free plan
PeepSo Free: profiles, activity stream, groups, friends, photos and media and chat, with no time limit and "Powered by PeepSo" shown.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Social network core
Member profiles and an activity stream, with public and private groups, friends, a member directory and photo and media sharing.
- 6
Real-time chat
Chat is part of the free bundle, with a block theme and a Gecko theme included.
- 7
White-label and growth tools
The Community bundle removes the "Powered by PeepSo" mark and adds email digests, social login and invitations.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 83 of 98
That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of PeepSo you could make: online courses and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
PeepSo at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $149 per year for 1 site
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- PeepSo
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for social networks inside WordPress
PeepSo adds profiles, groups, chat and a feed to a WordPress site, free with paid bundles from $149 a year. The free version shows a Powered by PeepSo badge, and you host it yourself.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | $149 a year for one site is about $12.42 a month, inside the cheapest quarter ($20). The Ultimate bundle is $249 a year. |
| Free plan and trial | B | The free bundle has profiles, an activity stream, groups, friends, media and chat with no time limit. It shows a Powered by PeepSo badge. |
| Features | B | A social network core, chat, white-label tools, a mobile app, and course and store integrations. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | D | It needs a self-hosted WordPress site, and no store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iOS and Android, with LearnDash, Tutor LMS, WooCommerce and others on the list. No desktop app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who PeepSo is for
- Fits if you run WordPress and want a member social network
- Works for course sites that run LearnDash, Tutor LMS or MasterStudy
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you don't want to host a site, as it runs only on self-hosted WordPress
- Tight if you stay free, because removing the Powered by PeepSo badge needs the Community bundle
- Watch out: site counts and a Lifetime option change the price, and only the 1-site yearly prices were readable
- Watch out: renewals are not refundable, and staging sites use a license seat
Good to know
Good for
- WordPress sites that need a social network without a monthly platform fee
- Course sites adding a member community next to LearnDash or Tutor LMS
- Communities that want a branded mobile app
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside a self-hosted WordPress site; hosting is your job.
- The free bundle shows "Powered by PeepSo"; removing it needs the Community bundle.
- Site counts (1, 5 or 10) and a Lifetime option change the price; only the 1-site yearly prices were readable.
- Renewals are not refundable, and staging sites use a license seat.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$12.42
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
PeepSo has a free plan. Paid plans start at $149 per year for 1 site.
The free bundle has profiles, an activity stream, groups, friends, media and chat with no time limit.
PeepSo Free
$0
Social network core with groups, friends, media and chat; shows "Powered by PeepSo".
Community Bundle
$149
per year for 1 site, shown as $12.42 a month
Adds white-labeling, email digests, social login, invitations, file uploads, pages and user limits; 1 year of updates.
Ultimate Bundle
$249
per year for 1 site, shown as $20.75 a month
Adds the Mobile App Lite for iOS and Android, stories, achievements, and store, course and event integrations; 24/7 support.
The free plan
PeepSo Free: profiles, activity stream, groups, friends, photos and media and chat, with no time limit and "Powered by PeepSo" shown.
Read from peepso.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Lifetime license
Lifetime license option
The pricing page has a Lifetime pay-once toggle for the Community and Ultimate bundles; lifetime licenses do not renew. The amounts were not readable in the page text.
Stated on peepso.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
WordPress social network plugin with a free core and yearly bundles. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: templates, online courses, community.
A social network core, chat, white-label tools, a mobile app, and course and store integrations.
- Social network core
- Member profiles and an activity stream, with public and private groups, friends, a member directory and photo and media sharing.
- Real-time chat
- Chat is part of the free bundle, with a block theme and a Gecko theme included.
- White-label and growth tools
- The Community bundle removes the "Powered by PeepSo" mark and adds email digests, social login and invitations.
- Mobile app
- The Ultimate bundle includes PeepSo Mobile App Lite for iOS and Android.
- Course and store integrations
- Ultimate links to LearnDash, TutorLMS and MasterStudy LMS for courses, and to WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads and others for selling.
- Stories and achievements
- Ephemeral story posts and an achievements system for gamifying a community are part of the Ultimate bundle.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- LearnDash
- Tutor LMS
- MasterStudy LMS
- WooCommerce
- Easy Digital Downloads
- Paid Memberships Pro
- myCRED
- GiveWP
PeepSo is made by PeepSo.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
83/98
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
PeepSo's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 83 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 79 of 98) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12.42 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 5 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. PeepSo’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 79 of 98
- BFree plan and trialAbove 71 of 98
- BFeaturesAbove 56 of 98
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 98
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 78 course and community platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. PeepSo is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of PeepSo you could make: online courses and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 83 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade. It costs $149 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, LearnDash, Tutor LMS and MasterStudy LMS among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. PeepSo’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
BuddyBoss, FluentCommunity, Ultimate Member, bbPress and wpForo
The 5 tools PeepSo is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.8GPA
BuddyBoss
From $399/yr
Self-hosted WordPress community, course and membership platform.
- PeepSo has a free plan. BuddyBoss does not.
- Only PeepSo lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.8GPA
FluentCommunity
Free plan · from $199/yr
WordPress community and course plugin, free with paid Pro licenses.
- Only PeepSo lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
Ultimate Member
Free plan
WordPress plugin for member profiles, sign-up and directories.
- Only PeepSo lists iOS and Android apps.
- PeepSo also covers templates and online courses.
- Ultimate Member also covers forms.
- 2.0GPA
bbPress
Free
Free, open-source forum plugin for WordPress.
- Only PeepSo lists iOS and Android apps.
- bbPress is open source, according to its own site.
- PeepSo also covers templates and online courses.
- 2.2GPA
wpForo
Free plan · from $15/mo
WordPress forum plugin with optional paid AI features.
- Only PeepSo lists iOS and Android apps.
- PeepSo also covers templates and online courses.
- wpForo also covers AI search.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is PeepSo free?
PeepSo has a free plan. PeepSo Free: profiles, activity stream, groups, friends, photos and media and chat, with no time limit and "Powered by PeepSo" shown.
How much does PeepSo cost?
PeepSo lists 3 plans. PeepSo Free: $0.
What platforms does PeepSo work on?
PeepSo is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does PeepSo offer any discounts?
PeepSo publicly lists the following: Lifetime license option.
Does PeepSo have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. PeepSo is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does PeepSo have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. PeepSo is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is PeepSo open source?
PeepSo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does PeepSo integrate with?
PeepSo's listing names LearnDash, Tutor LMS, MasterStudy LMS, WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Paid Memberships Pro, myCRED and GiveWP.
Who makes PeepSo?
PeepSo is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to PeepSo?
The closest alternatives to PeepSo in our directory are BuddyBoss, FluentCommunity, Ultimate Member, bbPress and wpForo.
How does PeepSo compare with other course and community platforms?
PeepSo's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 83 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 8.
Is PeepSo good value for money?
ToolGPA grades PeepSo B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $12.42 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 5 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of PeepSo?
The plain part of PeepSo you could make: online courses and templates.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from PeepSo’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PeepSo's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by PeepSo. Prices change, so check peepso.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- PeepSo, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/peepso
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what PeepSo’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. PeepSo is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by PeepSo. Prices and plans change: check peepso.com before you buy.